SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 12:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 9:30 A.M. ON 11 JUNE 2017

WARNINGS:

GALE FORCE WINDS IN NAN'AO AND SHANWEI.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 9 A.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 45 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 16.3 DEGREES NORTH, 117.1 DEGREES EAST, IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTHEAST FORCE 5 LATER.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING FORCE 7 TO 8 LATER.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH SEAS LATER.

SHANWEI:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC FORCE 7 TO 8
LATER.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH SEAS LATER.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING SOUTHWEST FORCE 5
LATER.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, CYCLONIC WINDS OF UP
TO FORCE 8 IN EAST. FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN EAST.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 39 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 18 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2

MACAU              WIND SOUTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 35 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:30 HKT ON 11.06.2017